Proverbs 21:17

He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

Proverbs 21:17 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી — નીતિવચનો ૨૧:૧૭: મોજશોખ ઉડાવનાર માણસ દરિદ્રી થશે; દ્રાક્ષારસ અને તેલનો રસિયો ધનવાન થશે નહિ.
हिन्दी — नीतिवचन २१:१७: जो रागरंग से प्रीति रखता है, वह कंगाल हो जाता है; और जो दाखमधु पीने और तेल लगाने से प्रीति रखता है, वह धनी नहीं होता।

15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.

17He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.

19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.